We close the week and wave hello to the weekend with some deadlifts followed by a couplet of double unders and press ups. Deadlift 3-3-3 25-20-15-10-5 Double Unders Press ups
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2nd February 2012
As well as being part of an Olympic sport, the Clean is the most functional way to get an object from the floor to our shoulders which is why we include it in our training. Not to mention a whole raft of physical benefits and the fun in learning a new skill. Clean & Jerk [...]
1st February 2012
Pinch, punch, first of the month. Take a pinch of shoulder to overhead lifting, mix in some burpees and kettlebell swings, then pack a punch with some gymnastic skill work to see in the start of February.
31st January 2012
The first involved all weighted movements, the second all bodyweight. Which was worse? There’s only one way to find out…
No, not a fight. Just do them and see for yourself!
30th January 2012
Today’s classes brought 3-rep front squats and a fun time priority workout. Time priority is another way of saying that you work for a set amount of time rather than doing a set amount of work, in this case a 12 minute AMRAP (as many rounds as possible).
28th January 2011 – Nancy
It was Member’s Choice today at CrossFit Tameside. This gives our members a chance to have a go at programming a workout, choosing a movement or picking a benchmark if they so wish. Kieran fancied trying Nancy and seeing if he could get himself on the gym leaderboard. With a great first time of 22.06 he bagged himself second place, well done!
27th January 2012
Tabata This – a classic CrossFit interval workout. Taken from CrossFit.com Tabata Intervals (20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest repeated 8 times) is applied in turn to the Squat, Rower, Pullups, Sit-ups, and Push-ups with a one minute rotation break between exercises. Each exercise is scored by the weakest number of [...]
26th January 2012
Heavy thrusters as a strength movement? You betcha. It develops hip power and acceleration, not to mention that it will make lighter thrusters in workouts feel significantly easier. Actually that last bit might not be true. Thrusters in a workout will always suck. Thrusters – Work up to a heavy triple 15-12-9 Knees to Elbows [...]
25th January 2012
A chance tonight to drill technique on Olympic lifting. This was followed by a gassy workout of running, press ups and kettlebell swings. No need to break this one, keep pushing and see how fast you can tear it up.
Tuesday 24th January 2012
“¡Andale! ¡Andale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!”
Speed under the bar, speed into a squat and speed of the rope were all worked tonight in this tasty triplet.
